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Consultations

For preventing red tape and impairing innovation we submit counter-comments to TRAI on the could services consultation

We just submitted our counter comments on the paper to prevent red-rape and over regulation of the cloud services sector.
27 December, 2019
3 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
Submission

We must prevent cloud cartels.

The TRAI invited comments on a consultation paper that suggested a framework for the registration of industry bodies for cloud services. We make our submission with concerns of jurisdiction, cartelisation and self-regulation.
06 December, 2019
2 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality enforcement in India needs to find its bearings.

TRAI will release a new round of consultation on the compliance of net neutrality. We continue to restate the need for an enforcement mechanism and transparency and disclosure.
30 May, 2019
2 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
savetheinternet

OTT Regulation: Understanding the economic basis #SaveTheInternet #NetNeutrality

One of the core questions in the ongoing OTT consultation paper floated by the TRAI are the revenue losses by large telecom companies which would impair future telecom network investment. We look at the data...
07 December, 2018
7 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta
Net Neutrality

Help the TRAI set its digital priorities for 2019 #AskTRAI

We wrote a letter to the TRAI asking it to involve the public in determining its regulatory priorities for next year. Your voice matters. Reach out to us, let us know issues and problems you would like to be addressed in 2019.
30 November, 2018
1 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta
Net Neutrality

TRAI’s recommendations are another big victory for Net Neutrality - but follow up action is needed!

IFF notes with appreciation the recommendations issued by Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Net Neutrality despite push back from some quarters of the telecommunication industry against any additional regulations. By taking a decisive stand on upholding Net Neutrality, TRAI has built upon the strong foundation it had laid down in 2016 by issuing regulations prohibiting Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services. We welcome these recommendations for the following reasons:
29 November, 2017
3 min read
IFF Public Policy TeamIFF Public Policy Team
Privacy

We call on the TRAI to protect user privacy in the Indian telecom sector!

Fresh off the historic nine judge decision of the Supreme Court holding privacy as a fundamental right, IFF has called on the TRAI to protect user privacy and data protection in its ongoing public consultation “Privacy, Security and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector”. We previously posted a short summary [https://www.internetfreedom.in/summary-of-the-consultation-paper-on-privacy-security-and-ownership-of-the-data/] of this consultation paper back in September. You can read our full
07 November, 2017
2 min read
IFF Public Policy TeamIFF Public Policy Team

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